Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1990, published 77th ILC session (1990)

In its previous direct request, the Committee noted that certain provisions of the Convention are presently applied by the Order establishing specific health measures applicable to establishments where personnel are exposed to the dangers of benzene, dated 18 August 1952, and by the Order determining the list of industrial work in which health measures for the purpose of avoiding benzene intoxication must be observed, dated 25 August 1952. It requested the Government to indicate whether these texts would remain in force after the adoption of the new Labour Code. In the absence of a reply in the Government's latest report, the Committee notes that under section 439 of the draft Labour Code, all provisions contrary to it or having the same subject-matter shall stand repealed, in particular a series of texts specifically enumerated, not including the two texts of August 1952 referred to above; under section 440, implementing texts shall provisionally remain in force, in so far as they are not contrary to the Code. The Committee again requests the Government to confirm that the two above-mentioned texts of August 1952 are to remain in force and, if not, to indicate what measures have been taken or are envisaged to ensure the application of Articles 5, 6, paragraph 1, Articles 7, 8, paragraph 2, and Article 11, paragraph 1, of the Convention.